NTPC, Chempolis sign MoU for bio-refinery

Power giant NTPC and Chempolis India, a Fortum group associate company, have inked a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study the feasibility of establishing a bamboo-based bio-refinery in Bongaigaon. The ministry of power said in a statement said that, ‘Chempolis will work with NTPC to conduct the feasibility study for the project which shall

PNGRB issues technical standards for refineries

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has notified technical standards for uniform operation and maintenance (O&M) of refineries and gas processing plants. India, the world’s third largest energy consumer, is also the fourth biggest refiner and liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer globally. India’s total installed refinery capacity is more than 251 million tonnes

Indian crude processing remained near record levels

Indian refiners’ crude oil processing remained near record levels in February, provisional government data showed, catering to rising demand in the world’s third biggest oil importer and consumer. Refinery throughput was 2% higher year-on-year at 5.46 million barrels per day (20.85 million tonnes) for February. Throughput stood at 5.39 million barrels per day (22.80 million

HPCL enters into hydrogen purchase & sale agreement with BPCL  

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) said that it has signed a pact with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) for synergy in the purchase and sale of hydrogen between the refineries the two firms operate in Mumbai. Hydrogen is an essential utility required for treating of diesel and petrol to produce low-emission fuel of Euro-VI or

Qantas, Airbus to provide funding for biofuel refinery

Qantas Airways Ltd and Airbus SE will jointly invest A$2 million ($1.34 million) in a biofuel refinery being set up in Australia’s Queensland state that would convert agricultural by-products into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The funds will be used for a detailed feasibility study and early-stage development of the proposed facility jointly developed by Jet

IOC to develop Haldia refinery into petrochemicals complex

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is keen to develop its existing refinery in West Bengal Haldia into petrochemicals complex for sustaining operations profitably. Running a standalone refinery is “not sustainable in terms of profitability” for which it has to be supplemented by a petrochemicals complex. IOC has sought land from Haldia Fertiliser Corporation (HFC), whose factory

HPCL refinery will be ready by 2024

Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri said the HPPCL Rajasthan Refinery (HRRL) project will be ready by January 2024 and will be fully functional by 2024. The petroleum minister said that the ministry will request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the refinery in January 2024. The greenfield refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Barmer, Rajasthan, is being set

Crude oil processing in India rises 4% in December

Indian refiners’ crude oil processing in December rose about 4% from a year earlier, provisional government data showed, in line with elevated demand in the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer. Crude oil production last month was at 586,700 barrels per day (2.48 million tonnes), down nearly 1.2% year on year, the data showed, on

Oil exports to Chinese refineries increased form Kuwait

Standard & Poor’s Global Commodity Agency reported that the imports of independent Chinese refineries from Kuwait increased by 25.2% in 2022 compared to 2021, noting that Kuwait exported more than 5.5 million tons/meter in the previous year, compared to more than 4.4 million tons/meter in 2021. The agency said in a recent report that Kuwait’s

Alfa Laval supports refinery in its transition

Alfa Laval has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of CVR Energy, Inc., a U.S.-based renewable fuels and petroleum refining company, to supply processing systems for feedstock pre-treatment, part of a strategic investment in the refinery supporting CVR’s expansion into renewable biofuel production. Alfa Laval will supply pre-treatment systems, consisting of various equipment such